Sri Oppiliappan Prapatthi SlOkams

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Dear BhakthAs of Sri VaikuntanAthan :

 

I will complete the translation of the remaining

Prapathi SlOkAs of AakAsa Pureesan ( ThiruviNNagarAn )

on this Maasi SravaNam day .

 

SlOkam 3 :

 

saapOsrushta yamaLArjuna dhrushtaleelou

paashaaNa nirmitha tapOdhana dharmadhArou I

divyAnthariksha nagaree krutha sannidhAnou

BhUvallabhasya CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

I seek shelter at those holy feet of ThiruviNNagarappan ,

which reside permanently at AakAsa Nagaram . They are

the ones that showed their power in a playful manner

to the two GandharvAs , who had been cursed to exist

as a pair of marutha trees ; they are the very same ones ,

which released Ahalyai , whom was trapped inside

the stone due to another curse .

 

SlOkam 4 :

 

svAnthE sathAm sruthishu yau tamasasccha paarE

ahOraathra pushkaraNikA ramaNeeya theerE I

dEvyA bhuvOngabhuvi sannihithou sadhA tau

BhUvallabhasya charaNou SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

I seek the shelter at those sacred feet of

AkAsa nagareesan , who reside permanently

in the minds of His adiyArs , in VedAnthams ,

at Sri VaikunTam , on the banks of ahOrAthra

pushkariNi and on the lap of BhUmi dEvi .

 

SlOkam 5 :

 

dhurdhAntha KaaLiya paNA krutha divya nrutthou

vEda: kamandalu jalairabhishiktha pUrvou I

GangAnga sanga paribhUtha bhavasthuthou tau

BhUvallabhasya CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

I seek shelter at those sacred feet which danced

once beautifully on the hoods of the wicked serpent ,

KaaLiya . They are the Ones which were bathed by

the waters from the kamandalu of Brahma dEva .

They are the Ones , which are eulogized by MahEsvaran ,

who became purified by the contact of the GangA

waters that were associated with the Lord's

holy feet .

 

SlOkam 6 :

 

Traivikrama krama vaseekrutha saptha lOkau

lOkEsvrairapi sadhA klaitha praNAmau I

nAmAvasEshitha vadhAnya Bhali prabhAvau

Bhuvallabhasya charaNau SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

I seek shelter at those sacred feet , which

claimed back all the seven worlds as its own

and are worshipped always by BrahmA and the sakala

dEvAs.They are the very same Ones that destroyed

the ego of Bhali chakravarthi , the great gift-giver .

 

SlOkam 7:

 

sadhbhaktha PaaNdavaa-kruthE krutha dhUtha kruthyau

BrindhAvanAnthara vihAra rasa prasakthau I

sarvOpakAra karaNAya kruthAvathArau

Bhuvallabhasya CharaNau SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

I seek shelter at those holy feet of ThiruviNNagarappan,

which walked to the court of kauravAs as the ambassador

for the truly devoted PaaNdavAs . They are the Ones

engaged in enjoying the roamings on the interior of

BrindhAvanam . They are the very same ones that

incarnated as ArchA mUrthy at ThiruviNNagar to

help us all .

 

SlOkam 8:

 

SRIMACCH CHATaRI KALIVAIRI MAHATH SAROBHI :

NAATHAAGAMAANTHA GURUMUKHYA GUROOTTHAMAISCCHA I

SAMVAANCHITHAATHISAYITHA PRIYA MANGALAU THAU

BHUVALLABHASYA CHARANAU SARANAM PRAPADHYE II

 

I seek the shelter at those sacred feet of

the Lord of ThiruviNNagar , which have received

the superior mangaLAsAsanams of NammAzhwAr ,

Thirumangai , Poygai and PEy AzhwArs as well

as by Naatha Muni and NigamAntha MahA dEsikan .

 

slOkam 9 :

 

bhaktha prapanna jana rakshaNa bhaddha deekshau

nAnAvidhAgaDitha sangaDanE samarthau I

archyau prsastha Tulasee kusumairananyai :

Bhuvallabhasya charanau SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

I seek shelter at those sacred feet of ThiruviNNagarAn ,

who has vowed to protect His BhakthAs and prapannAs .

Those holy feet are worshipped wiht affection by

the paramaikAnthis with fragrant flowers and

TuLasi leaves . Those very same sacred feet have

the power to unite many principles and objects

that have diametrically opposite properties .

 

SlOkam 10 :

 

sankrandhanAdhi surabhrundha samarpyamANa--

mandAramAlya vigalan makarandha saandhrau I

sArathya sUchitha sdheeDya suseela bhAvau

BhUvallabhasya charaNau SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

I seek shelter at those sacred feet , which

are eulogized by the noble people for revealing

their sauseelya guNam through the act of serving

as the charioteer for ArjunA . Those are the very

same ones that are covered wiht the honey flowing

from the flowers of the KarpakA garlands placed on

them by IndrA and his retinue .

 

SlOkam 11 :

 

visvAthisAyi sushumA sukumAra bhaavau

vajra dhvajAnkusa rathAnga mukhAnga dhrusyau I

divyAngulee naka mayUka viliptha peetau

BhUvallabhasya charaNau SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

I seek shelter at those holy feet of the Lord of

ThiruviNNagar , which have unsurpasse beauty and

softness . The lustre of the rays emanating from

the shining nails of those feet cover the lotus

peetam on which He stands . The souls of those sacred

feet have the insignia of Vajram , Flag , Ankusam

and Disc to denote them as those of the Emperor of

all of the Universes .

 

SlOkam 12 :

 

sampath dhAridhrya bhAvAth asukha sukhakruthE :

patthana grAma bhAvAth

 

puNyApuNyAdhi bhAvAth kapatarujutayA

sarvalOkAdhi bhAvAth I

 

divyAdivyAnggavathvAth suradhithijagaNa-

snigdhasathruthva keethyA

 

chAyAcchAyAdhi bhAvAth agaDithagaDanam

prAha KrishNam chatAri: II

 

This slOkam is that of Sri NigamAntha

MahA desikan summarizing the Paasurams

of NammAzhwAr , who performed Prapatthi

at he sacred feet of OppilA appan of

ThiruviNNagar .

 

In the very first passuram of

NammAzhwAr ( nalkuravum Selvum -- ) ,

we experience his sense of wonderment on

contemplation of the lotus feet of

the Lord of ThiruviNNagar . He speaks

loud with awe : " Look at the marvellous

splendor of my Lord ! He pervades and is

present as antharyAmi Brahmam in all

and controls them all -- yes , even all

mutually non-co-existables , such as penury

and prosperity , hell and heaven , enimity

and kinship , poison and nectar , and He is

my Master too ! -- He is the One principle behind

the pleasure and pain we experience in this world ,

confusions and clarifications , punishment

and pleasing grace , torturing heat and

cool shelter -- He is the sum and substance

of all in this world --city and hamlet, knowledge

and ignorance , light and darkness , puNya and

paapA , union and separation , rememberance

and forgetfulness , existence and nonexistence "

and all like these opposing dvandhvams .He is

the dvandhvAtheethan .

 

The summary of the paasurams of ChatAri sUri

on Oppiliappan by Swami Desikan thus serves as

the fitting finale to our prapatthi to

ThruviNNagarAn . NammAzhwAr declared in his

ninth paasuram that the Lord , who has no equal

,gave me the shelter of His feet ( TannoppArillappan

Tandanan tanathAL nizhalE ) .

 

In this same paasuram , AzhwAr states that

my Lord (Yennappan ) , who has taken up

His residence at ThiruviNNagar

( ThiruviNNagarappan )is my Father , fostermother,

as well as my own biological Mother and

is covetable as Gold ( Ponnappan ) , effulgent

like a gem ( MaNiappan ) and cool like a pearl

( Mutthappan ).The Lord , who has no equal,

gave me the shelter of His feet ,cool ,

soothening to the sweltering heat and even more to

the tormenting samsAric life here .

 

Such is the glory of the Prapatthi to

Sri Oppiliappan , which was performed

by NammAzhwAr and he reminded Thiruppathi

Srinivasan that he had performed SaraNagathi

at His feet already at Oppiliappan Koil .

 

On this Maasi SravaNam day , I feel humbled

to write these lines about the SaraNaagathi

slOkams on ThiruviNNagarappan .

 

NamO NaarAyaNA ! namO NaarAyaNA !

 

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan